NBA - Mavericks guard Terry to have facial surgery

DALLAS (Reuters) - Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry will have surgery on Friday for facial injuries suffered in Wednesday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the NBA club said on Thursday.

Terry took an inadvertent elbow to the face from Minnesota's Corey Brewer in the third quarter that caused swelling around his left eye. Terry returned to the court to score seven of his 26 points in the Mavs' 112-109 victory.

Terry has averaged 17.0 points, 3.8 assists, two rebounds and 1.23 steals for Dallas (41-21) this season, after being named last year's NBA Sixth Man Award winner.

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